German Parliamentarian Presents Scholarship Information on Oct. 25

As part of Pomona College’s Oldenborg Speaker Series,
German Parliament member Dagmar Freitag will give a presentation on Friday,
Oct. 25, at noon in Oldenborg Dining Hall about “International Parliamentary
Scholarships (IPS) of the German Bundestag,” which are offered to college
graduates who possess a strong interest in diplomacy and government.

Since
1986, in concert with the
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Technische Universität
Berlin, IPS has provided internships for more than 1,600 students from
28 countries, giving them opportunities to learn about the various functions
and duties performed by Germany’s parliamentary government. In her talk, Freitag
will discuss the application requirements, which include knowledge of German.
She will be accompanied by Consul General Bernd Fischer and other German
representatives.

Freitag joined the Social Democratic Party in 1975 and has
been a member of the German parliament since 1994. She chairs the Committee on
Sport,
is a full member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and a deputy member of
the NATO parliamentary assembly and the Joint Committee of Bundesrat and
Bundestag.